Every generation has not just its blind spots, but its amnesiac moments—truths once held, even honored, that the rising generation let go of. One might call these things "Slipping Off the Shoulders of Giants." Here are seven truths our fathers in the faith grasped that we have forgotten:
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Time is the great leveler. It is the one resource that is allocated in absolute egalitarian terms. Every living person has the same number of hours to use in every day. Busy people are not given a special bonus added on to the hours of the day. The clock plays no favorites.
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In the end, it is likely that our own pride will be the tipping point one way or the other. Our children will struggle with our pride if it drives us to push them to appear to others as better than they are. That is, if your children are persuaded that our motive for their obedience is our pride rather than their well being, they won't play along.
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Ignatius left us a rich legacy, not only in the testimony of his martyrdom, but also in the testimony of his bold writings against the heretics of his day. The biggest battle Ignatius and the church faced in that first generation after the apostles had everything to do with the event we celebrate at Christmas.
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I can't think of anything more pleasing to Christ than the church celebrating his birthday every year. Keep in mind that the whole principle of annual festival and celebration is deeply rooted in ancient Jewish tradition.
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